Sunday, 1 August 2010

News

July 27, 2010
14 Antwerp firms to exhibit at India International Jewellery Show

Fourteen Antwerp diamond companies will be in Mumbai, India, August 19-23, where they will be exhibiting in the Antwerp Diamond Pavilion at the 27th India International Jewellery Show (IIJS).

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July 23, 2010
AWDC board names Jacky Roth as its ‘Honorary President’

The board of directors of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has paid tribute to its former president Jacky Roth by naming him as its “Honorary President.” Mr. Roth stepped down as AWDC president in June, after serving four years in the position.

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July 7, 2010
Belgium reports continuing rising polished prices in June

Solid rises in rough and polished diamond exports in financial terms again characterised the imports/exports performance of the Belgian diamond industry in June, according to data released by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre Diamond Office.

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July 1, 2010
Nishit Parikh elected AWDC President by organisation’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre has elected Nishit Parikh to serve as AWDC President for the coming two years. Mr. Parikh will be the first person of Indian origin to stand at the head of the Antwerp diamond sector’s primary representative organisation.

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June 23, 2010
Antwerp hosts first WJCEF Executive Course in Corporate Social Responsibility

The World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation (WJCEF), a body established by CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, in coordination with the United Nations, to instil the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility in the international jewellery industry and trade, has inaugurated its first ever Executive Course in Antwerp. The three-day course, which kicked off on June 20, emphasises the connection between CSR and the promotion of sustainable economic, social and environmental activity in countries in which the jewellery and gemstones industries are active.

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